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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
Pursued by His Victims Ghost.
THE BRIDGEPosT MURDERER RE
TURNS FROM CHICAGO AND
sURRENDERS.

Jacob Brown, the wife murderer,
IS behind the bars at Bridgeport,
Conn. Last Tuesday night lIe shot
and killed his wife and fled to Chi
cago. Sunday morning Brown sur
rendered himself up to Chief Marsh,
of Bridgeport. He was seen to
Jump from a train from New York
as it was entering the city rapidly.
He fell into snow drift and es.
capped injury. lie entered the sta
ton house in state of nervous ex-
citement, exclaiming: 81 have come
back could not stay away any
longer my conscience wonld not
let me-, Brown handed over his
revolver, q few cartridges, a razor
and a knife. He asked for news
paper containing an account of his
wife's funeral and was given ONE
Then he was locked up. From
Browns account of himself 1t ap-
pears that he went home to supper
last Tuesday evening somewhat un-
der the influence of liquor. lie
and his wife began to quarrel.
They threw table furniture at each
other and he was struck on the
head and cut. In his fury he rushed
into his bedroom, procured his re-.
volver and commenced to. fire upon
his wife. He rushed bach into the
bedroom, obtained $G0. apd iled.-
AS he missed his Rife's body inthe
doorway he thought she, too, had
fed. He reloaded his revolver and
caught the '1O16 train for New
Haven. Arriving in that city he
shaved off his side whskers. He
arrived at Boston Wednesday morn
ing, and went thence to Chicago,
arriving there Thursday night. He
had had no sleep, except on the
trains, and at first determined to
blow his brains ont. The picture
of his wife was constantly before
his eyes. lie saw her as she danced
at the last ball they attended, and
then he saw her bleeding wounds.
Brown is a mulatto, and married
his wife in Brooklyn about three
years ago. She was a West In
dian and q young woman OF consId-
erable refinement. She was a dress
maker to some society ladies. She
was buried last Friday.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
SHE BEAT THE BOYS,
BUT SHE FOUND HERSELF IN A
TERRIBLE FIX AND MIGHT
HAVE DIED.
New York SUM-

Two sons of prominent farmer
living near Norrislown, Pa, went
to Philadelphia the other day
While there they witnessed the
performances of a contOrtionlst III
variety show. They were so
much impressed with the acts OF
the performer that on returning
home they repaired to the barn to
try some of his feats themselves
The thing that had pleased them
most was the way the cOntortionist
wrapped his legs around his neck,
and this accomplishment the boys
tried for an hour to acquire on the
barn floor, but had to give it up.
Living in the farmers family is a
pretty Young woman eighteen
years old. A couple of hours after
the boys had given up all hopes OF
wrapping their legs around the
backs OF their necks, it was re-
marked that nothing had been seen
OF the girl for some time. AS she
was constantly busying herself at
something about the house, the
family became alarmed at her
absence. Different members OF the
family started IN all directions to
look for her. She was called loud
ly by name, and the barns and out
buildings were searched. Finally
milk honse near the house was
entered. The missing girl lay fiat
on the ground, with both of her
heels resting on the back OF her
neck, which position she was un-
able TO remove them. She was re.
leased from her predlcament with
difficulty, and it was some time be-
fore she could use her legs. When
asked tor an explanation she said
she had seen the boys, through a
knot.hole in the barn, trying to put
their feet behind their heads, and,
believing that she could do it
herself, went to the milk-house to
try. She succeeded in doing the
feat, but found that, try as she
might, Ishe couldn't get her feet
back again. "And I'd have died.
she SAID, "hefore l'd have called
for help"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
A Bride Murdered In Her Home,

The young bride of ThOs. BIan-
ton, a farmer, to whom he was
married a few months ago, was
murdered in her house about seven
miles from Austin, Texas, last Sat.
urday afternoon by an unknown
man. Mrs. Blanton was preparing
the supper when the murderer en-
tered the kitchen. What passed
between them is not known, bnt
Mrs. BlantOn ran to an adjOining g
room and armed herself with a re-.
volver. While her assailant strng-
gIed with her for the possession OF
the weapon it was discharged. set
ting FIRE to the mattress on the be d,
and the ball striking the corner ot
the bedstead. The left hand OF
Mrs. Blanton was also burned by
the powder. The struggle cOntinl l.
ed for some time, but the wOma u
finally escaped and ran to the from
door, where she was seen by hei
little sister, az she was approach
lug the house. Mrs. Blanton re-
entered the house and a few min
utes later the child heard pistol
shot and upon entering she found
Mrs. BlsntOn lying on the floor,
with blood flowing from a wound
in the temple. There was also
confused wound on the top of her
head, caused by a blow from some
blunt instrument. The skull was
fractured. Mr.. Blanton heard the
shots, but says he thought that his
wife was shooting at hawks, as she
had been in the habit Of doing.
The murderer escaped and has thus
far eluded tho efforts of the de-
tectives who are searching for
him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
SHOT THE GIRL WHO REFUSED HIN.
ANOTHER BULLET MAKES HIM
SUICIDE AS WELL AS MURDER.

In the neat front parlOr of q
little frame house at No. pa Pleas
ant street, Springfield Ohio, Tues.
day night, Samuel Bowser,
painter, shot Dora Judd, pretty
brunette, who had refused to marry
him. Hardly had the girl fallen
dead at his feet, when he pressed
the muzzle of the weapon to his
own forehead, and sent a ball crash.
ing into his brain. He fell near
the girl. So instantaneous was
the death of both that neither ut
tered a cry. AS soon as the re.
ports of the pistol rang out Gar.
land Judd, q brother of the girl,
rushed INTO the room and, frantic
with excitement, seized the legs Of
Bowser and tried to drag him out
of the door. AS Bowser has two
desperate wounds, it is thought
that the boy wrenched the revolver
from the murderer's hand and fred
shot into his PROSTATE body. The
boy denied, however, that he fired.
BOwser had been a boarder in the
Judd family and was much lnfatu-
ated with the charms of Miss Judd.
She would have little to do with
him, however. He came to the
house Tuesday and said "Dora,
you will never see me alive again
after tonight
"You are crazy vas her reply.
He returned to the house shortly
before SIX that evening and asked
Miss Judd to come to the door.
She refused. He then entered the
house and followed the girl and
her grandmother into the front
room. They chatted pleasantly for
while. Finally Bowser leaned
over the rocking char in which
Miss Judd was sitting and said
81 intend to keep my word about
what | threatened He then fired
instantly. Miss Judd was about
25 years old. Bowser was about 40
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
Married In Prison.

\ marriage took place in the re-
ception room at the Joliet prison
Illinois, Monday afternoon. The
couple were Edgar Swain, the
Chicago bigamist, whose term OF
one year expired that afternoon,
and Emma Gretchen, Of Chicago.
Swain was first married TO Miss
Gretchen at Chicago four years
ago when she was only fifteen years
old. He lived with her three years
and then ran away and married
another woman. For this Swain
was convicted and sent to the
penitcntiary. Wife No. > then
married another man and Emma,
the bride of Mondays wedding, re.
solved to reclaim her husband, She
waited until the day of Swans
release, and made herself known
to the prison chaplain, who
accompanied her to the comfy
clerks Office and procured license.
They then went to the prison and
Swain WAS brought before the wo'
man he had deserted. After a
few moments conversation Swain
agreed to be married again. The
chaplain at once tied the knot in
the presence Of party of visitors
who were waiting to be shown
through the prison. The couple
were provided with a wedding sup.
per by the prison steward, and left
Ior Chicago in the evening.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
The Lord Mayors Mistake.

The lord mayor, a few years ago,
was trying a case at the Mansion
house. Not satisfied with the
testimony OF a witness, he eau
toned him 10 be careful, saying !:
''You must be very careful III your
statements, for l could have sworn
that when | arose this morning l
put my watch into my pocket, and
/ have only just missed it; and
now recollect that | left it on my
dressing table"
On his return home, the lady
mayoress asked what had caused
him to send so many messengers il
such quick succession for his watcl
and chain, - but one could take il
to him. His lordship then saw hi
indiscTetion. Several prOfessloua
thieves had started immediatel,
for that watch, and the first on
had obtained it, Youths sCOnl
paniOa.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
Expelled from Church for Dancing.

A 'Seabright (N. j. telegram
says: Rev. A. NJ. Lake preached
his arewell sermon in the Metho
dist church on Sunday. AT the
enii of the service he stated that
members of the society who in.
iringed the church discipline must
bs punished, and then proceeded
to read out of the church Abraham
II. West and Theodore Buckalew,
for signing the petition of the hotel
Shrewsbury, for the granting OF a
| license to sell Iiqnor; John Enrlck'
son, for drunkenness, and Mrs. Ida
Ferry and Mrs. Geo. \. Philips Tor
dancing. The two ladies we're
brides only three months ago, and
the alleged sin against the church
discipline was committed before
they we're married. 1t was rumOred
that General Clinton b. Fisk, late
prob ibtion candidate for governor,
was also to be expelled for owning
stock in the Seabrlght inn, which
has a bar where liquors are sold.-
This was not done, however. Gen.
Fisk is a mining millionaire, and
give from 1900 to $500 per yeaI
tow ards the support of the church
The matter has created a greal
deal of feeling in the village, as Mr.
West was one of the organizers o
the, church several years ago, an'
+ has been one of its staunches
t members. Mr.. Buckalew has ais
. be EN- active in the work OF tn
| ch urch. Both men are promlnen
!, in the business circles of the tOwI
The ladies are well known, popular
4 and have the esteem of the entlT
community,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
Shooting a Whole Family.

LOUISA, KY, March 0.-News
has been received from lonely
farming community on Cats Fork,
i'm Lawrence county, Of IL terrible
tragedy. Samuel Smith, aged six
teen. who had some difficulty with
"A neighbor, Stephen Hammond,
Yesterday, armed himself with a
revolver and went over to Ham
mond's, following him into the
house. Hammond reached for his
rifle, but Smith fired and killed
him. HammOnd's wife and chill.
dren, boy and girl, attacked The
murderer, but he soon fatally
wounded Mrs. hammond, and as
the children attempted to escape
be shot them also. Thinking he
had killed the entire family, he fled
to the mountains ard has not yeI
been caught. Mr.. Hanmohd will
die aud the children may not re
cover. 1t was hours after the shoot
ing before ne. .ghbors came, attract
ed by the CT les OF the boy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
Shot by his Brother.

a shocking case OF fratlcide has
occurred in the. township of Lacka-
waxen, in Pike county, Pa. In a
quarrel between two brothers-ln.
man and Madison Case-the former
seized a pistol and shot his brother
in the body, near the navel, sever
ing the intestines and inhicting a
wound which the surgeon pro-
nounces mortal. The family is one
of the most respectable in the town.
ship, the father-lately deceased
having been a local preacher of the
Methodist church and citizen Of
excellent repute. InmaD, who 10
unmarried aud about % years old,
has been known az a young man OF
good habits, hut n hot temper
There are various reports concern
ing the original cause of the shoot
ing. The generally accepted YER
sion is that the two brothers had
long been at odds over the atten'
tions paid to their sister, Flora
Case, by a suitor for her hand, In
man opposing, while Madison coin
cided with his sister in favOring the
match. The immediate cause OF
the shooting was a puerlle dis
pute over boiling a pot of coffee for
breakfast. There were hot words,
and then ordinations and recrlmi'
nations concerning the sisters pro-
posed marriage, which finally ended
in tue shooting. The only witness
of the affair was Flora Case. The
fratricjde was Immediately arrest
! ed. and after a brief hearing before
Justice Newberger was committed
to the county Jail at Milford ia
await trial. The wretched young
man seemed dazed and conscious
stricken by the enormity of his OF
fense, but insisted that he had fired
the fatal shot in self.defense. II
,isunderstood that the only witness
the sister, whose wOoing led tc
the crime, will give testimony con
tradicting the fratricide's plea.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
A Great Fertilizer.

A now fertilizer had been intro
ducec. III the country, and after u
had been thoroughly tried some oi
the farmers at tho store one even
ing were talking about it, and CIV
ing their experience with it. All
had more or less TO say abont ",
good, bad and Indifferent, when AZ
a wind mp one old fellow said;
"When fust heerd Of this here
new tangled stuff went an got a
pint, an | put it all inter one hill
an then | put Gye kernels OF corn
in the hill FIVE inches apart, an l
stuck stick inter the middle sos
I'd know it agin. Wa'al | never
seed corn grow like that ere. IL
growed an growed till it got to De
ten feet high, and when it cared
every ear was fifteen inches long
an when harvested that ere hill
got five ears often every stalk, d"'
seren often the stick"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
A tennessee Shsrlff's Adventure.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March II.
Sheriff Conner, Of this county,
returned yesterday from Asheville,
n. c., having in charge one Good
lake, wanted here for felonious as.
sault. The Sheriff had a thrilling
experience. GOodlake's friends
made a desperate effort to rescue
the prisoner, and at one time
the better citizens of Asheyille
came near having riot with the
roughs, who were Goodlake's friends.
Sheriff Conner was arrested on a
warrant charging him with forgery,
delaying him one day. Then an
effort was made to further delay
him by securing writ OF habeas
corpus, which he eludcd by taking
the place of the fireman on the en-
CINE of the train on which he had
placed his prisoner. AS fireman
he avoided the. writ until within
six miles OF the Tennessee line,
when he WAS discovered by one OF
Goodlake's friends, all Of whom re-
mained in the train. The plucky
sheriff then ran forward to the COW
catcher, where he rode until he
reached the Tennessee line, his
prisoner, in the meantime, being ii
charge of u deputy, who refused to
give the prisoner up until ordered
by his superior. The affair created
excitement in North CarOlina.-
GoodIake's friends declare they viii
prosecute Conner. The prisoner
is now here to await his trial.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18

Bob Burdettpayshls compliments
10 the newspaper chronic fanlt-
finder as follows: "Suppose a
newspaper man every tire he hears
q, a man who severely criticlses
him or his paper, in public, should
retaliate by holding mp to the pub
lie gaze the faults and short COM
ings of said iault finder; what
Uould be the RESULT Why, the
criticiser would think himself terri
bly outraged and would thirst for
the editors gore. Then the poor
ouill driver would get shot or shoot
somebody. The patient beast oil
burden, the county journalist, never
does this unless under great provo
cation. It isn't because he is afraid
TO do il. but because be ISN'T mean
enough. He allows men to 60
around trying to destroy his bust
ness. He hears his paper called 9
worthless sheet. because the editor
ia doing his duty, has stepped OF
somebody's toes. Such worthless
scoundrels should receive no mere,
at the hands of the press
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
Fight In a MsnaEsrls.

There was a fight between an
Gle phant and leopard Monday
mig Int at the winter quarters OF old
.John Robinson's menagerle IN
Cincinnati. A miserable little
Mexican pony cau-ed the whole
trout lie. The pony was free, and
it fon nd amusement in pranclhg
about the big captive elephant =
The ell, ,phant reached for the pony
with hi = trunk but could not get
him unit il hepony was beguiled into
n corner at short range. Then the
elephant, with an angry believing
seized tb small animal and dashed
him agm nst the leopard's cage.
The force of the blow bent the
bars Of th., cage, and the leopard
snranr to the ground and buried
its claws and teeth In the flesh OF
the half.dean' pony. The elephant
forglving and forgetting the lrrlta-
tion which the good humored pony
had caused him, turned to defend
tbe prostrats beast from the fury
of the leopard, and with his swing
inc trunk he struck the leopard
such a blow on the head as ough
70 have stunned it. The snarling
Ieonard turned on the elephant
and prepared to spring. The ele
phant, didn't wait, Ont sel1lng tn
leonard in his trunk as be ha'
seized the pony, he threw th'
savage beast against the wall o
the stable. Ono of the paws O
the leopard was crushed, aud 81
was his spirit. He crouched dow
to nurse hiS wounded foot, an
meanwhile keepers seized his Ia
, I through a doorway aud capture
him. The pony will die.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
A South Carolina PAPER on Protection

The Monitor, Of Edgefeld, South
Carolina, says: "The fallacies of
Free. Trade are self.evident to the
minds of intelligent laboring men
and farmers, and therefore the
sOphistries OF its advocates count as
nothing when carrying with them,
as they do, the ridiculous prOpo
sitiOn that that Town, city, State,
or country will be most prosperous
which sends its money to some
other town, city, State, or country
for all the supplies it has need to
purchase. This is the proposition
that underlisS the policy OF Free
Trade. With Free Trade the farm
er could buy everything needed on
his plantation-shOes, of course,
excepted 40 per cent. cheaper
than be can now buy them. SO
they say. Who believes them =?
Nobody.
"Free. Traders talk Just as though
the farmers and laboring men were
interested in but one side Of the
question-that of buying. Does il
never occur to them that both OF
these classes are interested in
the other sidei Both have some
thing to sell, the farmer his produce
and the wOrkingman his labor, and
in this they have cause to be es
pecially interested, for until they
have more to sell than their neces
Aties compel them to buy they cal
not be said TO be prosperous. The
price, then, of their produce ant
their labor is of the frst consider
alton. Protection having made {
powerful North is now turning it
attention Southwsrd, and nine
and manufacturing industries ar
being developed with maryelOu
rapidity, and there is no calling
however humble and insignificant
! that will not in due time be benz
fitsd, directly or indirectly, by it
t influence. Let well enough alone
$ The press and the people of tn
J South are rapidly falling into liu
on the question Of Protection. |
Q fact our Free. Trade friends in thu
}. section will soon fnd themselv'
very lonely,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
End 10 Bone ScrapiDg.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg,
ILL.,. says; "IIaving received so
much benefit from Electric Bitters,
| feel it my duty to let suffering
humanity know it. Have had a
running sore on my leg for eight
years my doctors told me | would
have to have the bone scraped or
leg amputated. | used, instead,
three bottles of Electric Bitters and
seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve
and my leg is now sound and well.'
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty
cents a bottle, and Bucklen's Arni0a
Salye at 25c. per bOxby B. SChnitt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
ABOUT THE DEAL.
THE PREMATURE PUBLICATION OF
THE TRANSACTION CAUSED
1T TO FALL.
[snsolal to tho Richmond state I


NEW YORK, March 1.-THE
terms of the great deal by which
the Baltimore and Ohio was TO
pass to the control of a syndicate
headed by Alfred Sully, were pref
ty well agreed upon, and would
have been carried out before now
but for the premature publication
of the scheme IN the Times. Many
of those IN the deal we're mad at
the publicity given to the negO.
tiations, and decided TO do nothing
for a day or two. The deal as
published will be declared off for
the present but the negotiations
are still being pushed, and the re-
suit, it is thought, will be the con-
troll of the Baltimore and Ohio bya
syndicate in which the Terminal
people and the Reading people are
largely represented.
1t will probably be two or three
weeks before the deal is cOnsum-
mated, or at least official announce
ment is made. The CARROTS are
committed to the sale Of their
stock, and it is understood that
Robert Garrett will arrange TO
secure the option on enough Of the
stock held by the Johns Hopkins
University trustees to make up the
control. The impression has been
that under the terms of the will of
the late John w. Garrett the
S6,OOO,O0O of the Garrett stock
could not be sold under twenty
years. But it is understood that
eminent legal counsel has decided
that the heirs of John w. Garrett
have a right 20 sell.